Meet Fast Frank – #6 in our Heroes of Brain Injury Series.

Can you talk about how you acquired your brain injury?

I was at work and I fell 20 feet. I have no memory of it, my subconscious won’t allow me [to remember]. I spent three weeks in a coma. I was a four on the Glasgow Coma Scale. A score of four means you’ve got a foot and a half in the grave. Part of my injury is that I never understood the extent of my injury.

How long have you been involved with BIST?

I did HIAT/BIAT first [BIST’s predecessor].

Why do you participate in the BIST 5K?

We need money. We don’t get government support.

What does being a hero of brain injury mean to you?

I guess it means that we keep plugging away every single day, so we get better. Mistakes are proof that you’re trying. There’s nothing wrong with failure, it’s a teaching tool.

It’s the most difficult thing to learn how to do everything all over again.